Baby bouncer



E. D. GIFFEN Nov. 10, 1959 BABY BOUNCER 'Filed Aug. 21, 1957 INVENTQR BY ATTORNEYS.

2,912,044 BABY BOUNCER Eugene David Gilfen, Idaho Falls, Idaho Application August 21, 1957, Serial No. 679,437

1 Claim. (Cl. 155-17) The present invention relates to baby bouncers, and more particularly to a baby bouncer which is fitted to a baby in a manner to completely obviate the possibility of the baby falling therefrom.

The primary object of the invention is to provide a baby bouncer in which a baby can exercise vigorously without falling therefrom and with his body in a supported condition.

Another object of the invention is to provide a baby bouncer of the class described above which is adjustable to fit the baby in many stages of growth.

A further object of the invention is to provide a baby bouncer of the class described above having means to detachably secure the infant therein, and which means is quickly and easily operated to safely secure the infant therein.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a baby bouncer of the class described above which is inexpensive to manufacture, easy to use, and which is completely safe in operation.

Other objects and advantages will become apparent in the following specification when considered in the light of the attached drawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the invention.

Figure 2 is a horizontal cross-section taken along the line 2-2 of Figure 1, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 3 is an enlarged fragmentary vertical crosssection taken along the line 3-3 of Figure 2, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal crosssection taken along the line 44 of Figure 3, looking in the direction of the arrows.

Figure 5 is an enlarged fragmentary horizontal section taken through the adjustable detachably securing means.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein like reference characters indicate like parts throughout the several figures, the reference numeral indicates generally a baby bouncer constructed in accordance with the invention.

The baby bouncer 10 includes a pants-type garment portion 11 having leg openings 12, 13 formed therein, as seen in Figure 1. The garment portion 11 has a pair of opposed vertical front edges 14, 15 adjustably connected by a lace 16 laced through eyelets 17 in a conventional manner. A flexible panel 18 extends between the edges 14, 15 between the lace 16 and the inner side of the garment portion 11 to serve as a cover for the laces 16 and as a limit to the spread between the edges 14 and 15' should the lace 16 become loosened or broken.

The opposite side of the garment 11 has a pair of overlapping vertical edges 19 and 20. The edge 20 of the garment portion 11 is provided with a pair of horizontally spaced vertical rows of snap elements 21, 22 and the edge 19 is provided with a single row of snap elements 23 for selective cooperation with one of the rows 21, 22 respectively.

adjusted both by the lace 16 and by the selection of the snap element row 21 or 22 to suit the conditions encountered.

An elongated fabric strap 24 has one end 25 thereof secured in upright relation to the garment portion 11 and the opposite end 26 thereof similarly secured in upright relation' to the. garment portion 11 in diametrically opposed relation to the end portion 25.

A second elongated fabric strap 27 has one end portion 28 secured in upright relation to the garment portion 11 intermediate the end portions 25, 26 of the strap 24. The opposite end 29' of the strap 27 is secured in upright relation to the garment portion 11 in diametrically opposed relation to the end portion 28 and intermediate the end portions 25, 26.

A pair of wooden cross arms 30, 31 are arranged perpendicularly to each other and are secured together at their mid-points by a bolt 32. The strap 24 extends over the opposite ends of the cross arm 30 and is secured thereto by a securing element 33. The strap 27 extends across the opposite ends of the cross arm 31 and is secured to each end thereof by a securing element similar to the element 33.

The straps 24, 27 extend through a ring 34 at their uppermost point so that the garment portion 11 may be suspended therefrom with the straps 24, 27 held in spaced relation by the cross arms 30, 31.

A pyramidal canopy 35 is supported on the upper ends of the straps 24, 27 and is provided with an inturned end portion 36 which resiliently engages under the ends of the cross arms 30, 31 to hold the canopy 35 in extended taut relation, as seen in Figure 1.

A resilient member 37 is connected to the ring 34 and extends upwardly to an element 38 secured to a support from which the baby bouncer 10 depends. The resilient element 37 may be a coil spring, a rubber band, or any other resilient element which will permit the garment portion 11 and the baby seated therein to bounce while the baby is exercising.

In the use and operation of the invention, the baby is placed in the garment portion 11 with its legs extending out through the leg openings 12, 13 and the garment portion 11 extends upwardly toward the region under the arm pits of the baby, and the edges 19 and'20 are joined using either the snap elements 21 or 22 so that the garment portion 11 snugly fits the infant to elfectively prevent his falling therefrom.

Having thus described the preferred embodiment of the invention, it should be understood that numerous structural modifications and adaptations may be resorted to without departing from the scope of the appended claim.

What is claimed is:

A baby bouncer comprising a body encompassing garment including a single piece of flexible fabric having a relatively wide back panel, a relatively wide front panel, and a relatively narrow crotch extending between and integrally connecting the front and back panels, said front and back panels having relatively straight elongated side edges arranged in confronting relation with said garment in body encompassing position, a plurality of separable snap fasteners including a double row of fastener elements on a side edge of one panel and a single row of opposite snap elements on the adjacent edge of the other panel, adjustably and releasably securing a side edge of said front panel to the confronting side edge of said back panel, a lace extending between and adjustably securing together the opposite side edge of said front panel and the adjacent opposite confronting side edge of said back panel, a flexible panel secured to the laced to, gether side edges of said front and back panels interposed Pat ented Nov. 10, ,,1 s5 ,a

between said lace and the wearer of said garment, a pair of support straps having adjacent ends arranged in spaced apart relation and secured to said front panel from a point adjacent said crotch to the upper edge of said front panel, said support straps crossing perpendicularly intermediate their opposite ends and having the ends opposite to said front panel arranged in spaced apart relation and secured to said back panel from a point adjacent said crotch to the upper edge of said back panel, a. pair of perpendicularly related horizontal cross bars connected to opposite sides of said support straps to maintain said straps in spread apart relation, resilient means secured to said straps at their point of crossing for suspending said straps and said garment from a fixed support, a substantially pyramidal canopy secured at its apex to said straps adjacent their point of crossing and having its corners engaged by and held in position by the ends of said cross bars, and elastic means extending around the perimeter of the base of said canopy engaging under the ends of said cross bars securing said base about said ends.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 736,826 Davidson Aug. 18, 1903 921,057 Ayers May 11, 1909 942,628 Erlanger Dec. 7, 1909 955,954 .Emerick Apr. 26, 1910 FOREIGN PATENTS 657,561 Great Britain Sept. 19, 1951 

